Andrew Griffiths’s voting in Parliament

Andrew Griffiths is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Andrew Griffiths sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Andrew Griffiths voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Andrew Griffiths’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Andrew Griffiths’s full vote analysis page for more.

Andrew Griffiths has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 8 May 2018

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Care Homes 22 May 2018

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• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Regional Planning and Development: North of England 22 May 2018

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• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Parental Leave 21 May 2018

  The Government is supporting the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill introduced by the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton. The Bill provides for a new legal minimum period of two weeks’ leave, which will be a day one right, to enable bereaved parents to take time away from work to grieve if that is what they need. The Bill successfully completed its House of Commons stages on 11...

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Profile

Conservative MP for Burton

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Wikipedia page

Social Media

• @agriffithsmp
• https://facebook.com/voteandrewgriffiths

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Andrew Griffiths campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Communities and Local Government
• Education
• Health
• Department for Education
• Home Department
• Gcse
• Drugs: Rehabilitation
• Prisons: Drugs
• Children in Care
• Teenage Pregnancy

Currently held offices

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (since 9 Jan 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committee of Selection (12 Sep 2017 to 12 Sep 2017)
• Member, Selection Committee (12 Sep 2017 to 11 Jan 2018)
• Government Whip (17 Jul 2016 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (1 Nov 2010 to 31 Oct 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Janet Dean
• Ivan Lawrence
• John Jennings
• Arthur Colegate
• Arthur Lyne
• John Gretton
• John Gretton
• Robert Ratcliff
• Sydney Evershed
• Michael Bass

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Criminal Finances Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (17 out of 20)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Care Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Local Audit and AccountabilityBill Committee (9 out of 9)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Griffiths’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 91.77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 107 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Andrew Griffiths’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 214 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)